Environment

Explainer: What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?

Hundreds of health ministers and diplomats from around the world meet in Geneva this week for the World Health Organization's…

4 years ago

Bank of England tells banks to take climate action now or face profit hit

Banks and insurers that fail to manage climate risks as a "first-order" issue could face a 10% to 15% hit…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Neumann-backed climate tech venture Flowcarbon raises $70 mln

Flowcarbon, a blockchain-enabled carbon credit trading platform backed by WeWork founder Adam Neumann, has raised $70 million in its first…

4 years ago

Climate change is hurting insurers, report says

Climate change is hurting the insurance industry and only 8% of insurers are preparing adequately for its impact, consultants Capgemini…

4 years ago

China Resources in talks to take Sihuan Pharma private at $3 bln valuation -sources

State conglomerate China Resources is in early-stage talks with Sihuan Pharmaceutical's (0460.HK) chairman about jointly taking the Hong Kong-listed company private in…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Investors warn European companies over climate accounting

Thirty-four investors managing more than $7 trillion in assets have warned 17 of Europe's largest companies, including BP (BP.L) and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), that…

4 years ago

Factbox: A global treaty to curb plastic pollution

More than 100 United Nations member states will convene this month to draw up a blueprint for the first-ever global…

4 years ago

GSK sees sales growth in 2022 after quarterly beat, prepares for spin-off

Britain's GSK (GSK.L) forecast growth in 2022 after racking up 1.4 billion pounds ($1.9 billion) in COVID-related sales in 2021, beating quarterly…

4 years ago

Omicron restrains U.S. manufacturing; supply bottlenecks slowly easing

A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity fell to a 14-month low in January amid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, supporting…

4 years ago

Emissions Of CO2 Are Expected to Increase in 2022 and 2023!

Energy-related CO2 emissions in the United States will reach 4,971 million metric tonnes by 2023.

4 years ago